FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, the Grand Princess cruise ship passes the Golden Gate Bridge as it arrives from Hawaii in San Francisco. Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered the cruise ship to hold off the California coast Thursday, March 5, to await testing of those aboard, after a passenger on an earlier voyage died and at least one other became infected.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday that there are at least 530 Filipino crew members of aDFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Meñez confirmed this to reporters in a Viber message.“We confirm that there are Filipino crew members on board the MV Grand Princess, and in similar number as the Diamond Princess of around 530 – 540 Filipino crew out of 1,111 total crew,” Meñez said.
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